Its Friday Night (Penn) Live (or is it Memorex?)

Well a week has gone by without any verbals, no team has been swiped from the Big East by another conference, and a player named Johnson actually chose not to come to Penn State. Its a bizarre world we live in.

With a little over a month to go, lets get into the spirit.

WE ARE . . .

I cant hear you!

OK. Lets try this. How about a list of the Top Ten Greatest Sports Moments in PSU football since 1980. Im not sure I agree with the list, but as the author points out, there are so many, and they only picked ten. Since Penn State is in the Big Ten, though, shouldnt there have been 11 moments???

Most sports authorities are picking either Ohio State or Michigan to win the Big Ten. After that, the crystal balls get a little hazy. Ive seen Penn State picked as low as sixth, but heres a breakdown by Kevin Beane (on Sports Central) of the Big Ten teams that gives the Lions the nod at #3.

Yes, the Lions lost an awful lot of great talent from last season, but the Big 10 is always ripe for surprises, and PSU has a favorable schedule -- they avoid Michigan and have Ohio State and Wisconsin at home ... and the team is still coached by Joe Pa.

Name to look for: Mike Gasparanto.

Hopefully prognostication is a stronger suit than spelling. And Im not sure Gasparato is the player to look for, but the running back position is certainly a question mark heading into this season.

And while were gearing up and painting our faces blue and white, lets talk some smacksome sMackDaddy smack.

NEBRASKA... I am really glad to see this SELF-PROCLAIMED "Team of the Nineties" struggle! Why? Well, PSU got screwed b/c Tommy never won one and denied one of the finest classes in Penn State history it's GOD GIVEN RIGHT to proclaim themselves among cfb's ELITE! Then, they cry and moan until they SPLIT the championship in 1997!

What a crock of **** that was for Bama to reschedule the series!

OHIO STATE...I am still peeved about the game in Columbus in 2000! Adam is on the ground for 10-15 minutes and the game is WELL OVER and Ohio State CONTINUES driving for the Touchdown even though they are up 38-6!

Well, MackDaddy, that was Cooper, and what goes around came around. Then, MackDaddy also takes on Meechigan.

Speaking of which, even though we dont play that team up North, its never too early to start hating Michigan. Here is some smack talk from a Wisconsin Badger site! Theres also a sample entrance exam for the University of Wolverines at this site. 'Gee,' he says as he slaps himself in the forehead with a 20 pound sledge, 'I coulda went to Meechigan!'